New Zealand Certificate in Conservation (Operations) (Level 4)

This qualification is offered by the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) and Toi Ohomai in the Bay of Plenty.

The NMIT programme is designed, with the full support of DOC, to produce graduates with the skills and training to move into trainee or ranger positions with DOC. It's called Trainee Ranger Kaitiaki Whenua.

Graduates can apply for a limited number of Trainee Ranger vacancies with DOC each year.

Applicants are expected to have a current driver’s licence, satisfactory grades at NCEA level 2 or equivalent and a demonstrated interest in the outdoors and conservation.

Applied conservation

Advanced conservation studies are offered in partnership with DOC at the Institute for Applied Ecology New Zealand (AENZ) at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT). The institute provides opportunities to study and conduct research in: